Information, Technology, and Governance: A Grand Challenges Research Agenda
Summary
Project started on Jan. 7, 2010 (Completed)
The context of the public sector is full of technology challenges such as network interoperability, information integration, and the preservation of government records in electronic form. New knowledge is necessary to understand the practices of government and governance in contemporary society. New attention must also be given to questions about how communities can talk to one another more effectively, taking lessons learned from research and bringing them to bear in public sector environments, and conversely, using knowledge and expertise about practice held by these practitioners to guide research agendas.
The National Science Foundation sponsored a workshop to bring together leaders from social and information science research and government to explore these grand challenge questions and to develop a next generation research agenda.
Scope of Work
The two key events in this NSF sponsored project are a workshop and subsequent report that details a next generation research agenda.
The workshop discussions emphasized:
- Understanding the multiple contexts in which government and governance operate and how those contexts matter in technology adoption, use, and impact.
- Assessing lessons learned from previous research that provide insight into the technology-related behaviors of various actors and their consequences for government and governance.
- Leveraging the knowledge and expertise of the workshop participants about how value, risk, and complexity are understood and addressed by government decision-makers and managers.
- Understanding the interplay of complexity, value, and risk inherent in the emergence of new information technologies and their adoption by individuals, organizations, and governments.
- Relevant research themes, designs, and funding criteria for future work that will have both scholarly and practical value.
Three publications resulted from this effort:
- White Paper: Information and Technology: Improving Public Sector Capability to Address Societal Challenges
- Workshop Activity Report: Information, Technology, and Governance: A Grand Challenges Research Agenda Workshop Summary Activity Report
- Pre-workshop paper: Information, Technology, and Governance: A Grand Challenges Research Agenda was prepared as a starting basis for discussion.
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Publications & Results
- Information, Technology, and Governance: A Grand Challenges Research Agenda Workshop Summary Activity Report
- Information and Technology: Improving Public Sector Capability to Address Societal Challenges
- Information, Technology, and Governance: A Grand Challenges Research Agenda Pre-Workshop Paper
Partners
Workshop Participants
* Member of the Organizing and Implementation Team
- Nabil Adam
US Department of Homeland Security - Yigal Arens
USC Information Sciences Institute - John Bertot
University of Maryland - Lawrence Brandt
National Coordination Office of The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development - Jonathan Breul
IBM Center for the Business of Government - Noshir Contractor
Northwestern University - *Meghan Cook
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany - *Anthony Cresswell
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany - Sharon Dawes
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany - Steve Fletcher
State of Utah - José Fortes
University of Florida - Yolanda Gil
USC Information Sciences Institute - John Goggin
Cisco Systems, Incorporated - *Senem Güney
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany - Norman Jacknis
Cisco Systems, Incorporated - Andrea Kavanaugh
Virginia Tech - Jay Kesan
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Gopal Khanna
State of Minnesota - John L. King
University of Michigan - Kincho Law
Stanford University - Mike Locatis
State of Colorado - Lorenzo Madrid
Microsoft Corporation - *Theresa Pardo
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany - Anand Paul
IBM Research - *Anna Raup-Kounovsky
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany - Priscilla Regan
George Mason University - Karl Rethemeyer
University at Albany - *Douglas Robinson
National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) - Steve Sawyer
Syracuse University - *H. Jochen Scholl
University of Washington - Bill Schrier
City of Seattle - *Evgeny Styrin
Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany - Costis Toregas
George Washington University - John Vergo
IBM Research - *Jing Zhang
Clark University
Funding Sources
- The project is funded through a supplemental grant from the National Science Foundation, grant number ITR-0205152.
- Additional support has been provided by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).